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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 12:51:14 PM
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Saturday is the big money day. Hella people here. Im alternate #5 and it hasnt even started yet

not a good start
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whitelytning
02/05/22 12:57:19 PM
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How long until start?

Im playing on ignition right now. Games are ok today. Up about 2 bi so far.

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voldothegr8
02/05/22 12:58:38 PM
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Nice!

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GMAK2442
02/05/22 1:01:10 PM
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Good luck!
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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 1:02:03 PM
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whitelytning posted...
How long until start?

Im playing on ignition right now. Games are ok today. Up about 2 bi so far.
Starts right now. Im fifth alternate so Im not gonna be playing for 30 more minutes probably

but pots gonna be big. And the casino adds an extra 1000 to the prize pot on first and second Saturday
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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 1:02:38 PM
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GMAK2442 posted...
Good luck!


will keep updated, hopefully its not an embarrassing day. Ive had those before
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whitelytning
02/05/22 1:04:30 PM
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The worst is when you are an alternate and dont get a seat until several levels in and have to play short stack right away. How deep does it start and how long are levels?

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Ryven
02/05/22 1:04:33 PM
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All in on the first round!

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GeraldDarko
02/05/22 1:05:21 PM
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Good luck.

Playing Texas Hold'em?
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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 1:07:43 PM
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whitelytning posted...
The worst is when you are an alternate and dont get a seat until several levels in and have to play short stack right away. How deep does it start and how long are levels?
normal day is 3000 in chips but Saturday I think its 8000, levels are 15 minutes, starts at 25-50

i was here 20 minutes early and usually Im one of the first ones here, I cant believe there are so many people here.

Im not feeling very confident already because of being an alternate, but I already payed so gotta try and keep my mind strong.

I watched rounders and played about 200 hands in my brain while trying to fall asleep last night
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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 1:08:15 PM
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Ryven posted...
All in on the first round!
Deal me pocket aces and Ill do it!

GeraldDarko posted...
Good luck.

Playing Texas Hold'em?
Yesh. Omaha too scary.
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toreysback
02/05/22 1:08:57 PM
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go all in

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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 1:10:31 PM
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toreysback posted...
go all in
I will, at one point today, go all in

you can base how well you played on two factors: what place you get (obviously) and how many times you had to go all in to get there. The less the better.
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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 1:12:45 PM
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YWS-is-King posted...
What is this about alternates?

What the fuck does that even mean and why is it a thing?
well.. theres only so many tables and seats and dealers. Once theyre full youre an alternate and you have to wait till somebody gets knocked out and a seat opens.

I wont be playing till five people get knocked out
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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 1:13:02 PM
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Also why are you screaming at me its too early to be screaming at me
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Trumble
02/05/22 1:13:47 PM
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YWS-is-King posted...
What is this about alternates?

What the fuck does that even mean and why is it a thing?
My guess is that it's a waitlist for a situation where the tournament's full (due to physical space limitations) but they allow new players to join once existing ones get KO'd.

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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 1:16:49 PM
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YWS-is-King posted...
How many people in the tournament?

What is the buy-in?
There will probably be around 200 or so today. These are cheap tournaments. Everyday except Saturday its 30 one rebuy of 30 with a 5 dollar dealer appreciation (tips for the dealer) for a couple bonus chips, so 65$ total. Saturday is 100$ no rebuy +5$ dealer appreciation for bonus chips.

and like I said on Saturday the casino adds an extra 1000$ to the pot automatically.

last week when I made this topic I came in 14th (money started at 13 that day ) out of 82
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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 1:17:16 PM
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Last time I made this topic it was a Thursday though. Not the Saturday one.
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toreysback
02/05/22 1:18:22 PM
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MICHALECOLE posted...
I will, at one point today, go all in

you can base how well you played on two factors: what place you get (obviously) and how many times you had to go all in to get there. The less the better.

you rock. may you never be the shortstack

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Machete
02/05/22 1:26:00 PM
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win something this time!!!

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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 1:28:00 PM
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alternate number one just got called. Theyre gonna start dropping from here.
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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 1:28:16 PM
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As I said that number two got called
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whitelytning
02/05/22 1:29:15 PM
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I just got smoked in a hand.

25nL 6 max. I have about 200bbs.

Early position opens to .75 and I flat AhKh on button. (Mistake trying to mix it up). Opener has a pretty high vpip and opens anytime he plays.

Flop: Ks, Jh, 5s ($1.75 pot)
v bets $1.00. I raise to $4.00 and he calls.

Turn: 8c (9.75)
check, I bet $5.00 and he calls. (Too small I guess)

River: 7h ($19.75)
He bets $25.00.
I call.

Looked like a missed flush to me. Bad call, not much else I can beat here and he got max value. I generally dont fold rivers enough and over play top pair. Its like the two things Im working on this year and here is yet another example of why I need to.

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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 1:31:35 PM
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What did he have?
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whitelytning
02/05/22 1:33:30 PM
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10,9 spades. Backed into the straight.

Good play by him. I didnt even consider that hand when making a decision on the river and obviously should have. It makes sense.

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voldothegr8
02/05/22 1:34:35 PM
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Well, you got the busted flush part right at least

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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 1:35:53 PM
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Damn thats rough. I think you played it fine, but obviously you should have hit harder on the turn. Maybe even the flop.

but a river straight with no flush possibility is just rough.
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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 1:36:26 PM
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whitelytning posted...
10,9 spades. Backed into the straight.

Good play by him. I didnt even consider that hand when making a decision on the river and obviously should have. It makes sense.
7 8 Jack nobody is thinking straight except pros.
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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 1:37:48 PM
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Still not in. Gonna have to play defense the entire time
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Machete
02/05/22 1:42:32 PM
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MICHALECOLE posted...
7 8 Jack nobody is thinking straight except pros.

I've lost to hands like that enough to consider it. It's just a matter of cost at the time. Is it low enough to just pay them off and see it or do I just give them credit for how they've bet the hand overall? That's what I'm thinking at that point. What I need to work on is reading full houses correctly and not just assuming trips.

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whitelytning
02/05/22 1:49:37 PM
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voldothegr8 posted...
Well, you got the busted flush part right at least

lol. My thought exactly.

Online is such a different game. I use it to kind of practice and get hands in because I dont live close to a place I can play in anymore. Used to play a ton and still get out to Vegas a bunch including the WSOP every year. Just booked a trip for the basketball tournament. The games are awesome that weekend.

Good luck TC. Play to win not min cash.

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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 1:55:50 PM
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Finally in, first hand.. ace king spades

dont hit, lose a little over a grand of the starting 9.

next hand, ace king hearts (dead serious)

hit the ace on the flop lose to two pair

two hands in down less than half my stack
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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 2:08:08 PM
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Finally win a hand to bring me back to original stack, did it with the small blind doyle brunson
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GeraldDarko
02/05/22 2:10:30 PM
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MICHALECOLE posted...
Finally win a hand to bring me back to original stack, did it with the small blind doyle brunson
How did the cards come?
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Machete
02/05/22 2:11:32 PM
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MICHALECOLE posted...
Finally win a hand to bring me back to original stack, did it with the small blind doyle brunson

lmao NICE! :)

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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 2:16:16 PM
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Alright we looking better now.

starting stack: https://i.imgur.com/5zqiOA4.jpg

now: https://i.imgur.com/4y7OR5m.jpg
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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 2:55:12 PM
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Still alive. Antes are the worst.
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KalimariX8
02/05/22 3:00:44 PM
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Hopefully it's a big blind ante vs community ante.

Good luck, get it in good! Take their chips!

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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 3:01:20 PM
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Community ante
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KalimariX8
02/05/22 3:02:50 PM
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MICHALECOLE posted...
Community ante
I only loathe that because it takes forever and people argue that they put in when they didn't, etc. Eats up so much clock time esp when blinds are only 15min.

I'm a poker dealer by the way, how long have you been playing live?

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Machete
02/05/22 3:02:51 PM
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KalimariX8 posted...
Hopefully it's a big blind ante vs community ante.

Good luck, get it in good! Take their chips!

some tournaments have community ante from the get go. Most that don't have it later on once the blinds are raised to a certain level.

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voldothegr8
02/05/22 3:04:59 PM
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I haven't played in a tournament in a long time that doesn't have BB ante, that place needs to get with the times.

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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 3:17:59 PM
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KalimariX8 posted...
I only loathe that because it takes forever and people argue that they put in when they didn't, etc. Eats up so much clock time esp when blinds are only 15min.

I'm a poker dealer by the way, how long have you been playing live?
Thats cool. Poker dealer has to be a top ten coolest job ever.

Ive been playing cash games for about 10 years, tournaments for the last 2 or 3.

I read a theory of poker book about a year and a half ago and thats when my mind was finally like ooooohhhhhhh THATS what I was doing wrong and Ive just been getting better and better since then.
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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 3:18:34 PM
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voldothegr8 posted...
I haven't played in a tournament in a long time that doesn't have BB ante, that place needs to get with the times.
They only do it on the Saturday tournaments, otherwise no antes at all and just bb sb
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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 3:55:44 PM
#48:


Still alive but bleeding. I havent won any huge pots in awhile, just little ones
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Guerrilla Soldier
02/05/22 4:22:23 PM
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MICHALECOLE posted...
I read a theory of poker book

which book?

also rounders is awesome

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MICHALECOLE
02/05/22 4:33:02 PM
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https://www.amazon.com/No-Limit-Hold-Theory-Practice/dp/188068537X/ref=nodl_

Im gonna be dead soon if I dont double up in the next couple hands
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